Max Yenter of Rosholt makes a catch for the two point conversion as Isaac Elliott of Pacelli defends in the WIAA Level 2 Playoff game Friday in Goerke Park in Stevens Point.

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If the Rosholt football team was going to make school history, it was going to have to scratch and claw the entire 48 minutes Friday night.

That's because Pacelli, writing a bit of a Cinderella story in its own right, wasn't about to let the clock strike midnight without fighting until the bitter end.

Rosholt could finally breathe easy and celebrate its first trip to the third round of the playoffs after Nick Lemke's interception with 24 seconds left finally sealed a gutsy 22-14 victory over the Cardinals in a WIAA Division 6 Level 2 matchup at Community Stadium in Goerke Park. ...